Invited Address

Culture as Treatment for American Indian Mental Health Problems: Pursuing Evidence Through Community Collaborations

Saturday, May 26, 2012,
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Missouri

Joseph P. GoneUniversity of Michigan

American Indian communities exhibit alarming disparities in mental health status. Despite such need, advocates and professionals in these settings insist that mainstream clinical interventions are irrelevant and ineffective on cultural grounds. Instead, many American Indians assert that “our culture is our treatment,” a claim that motivates the research described in this presentation.

Continuing education for psychologists is sponsored by the Psychology Department at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center (WHASC). The Psychology Department at WHASC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. WHASC maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Point of contact for the CE Program is Howard Garb. He can be reached at howard.garb@us.af.mil, or 210.671.4084.